Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

What Ho Chi Minh City University of Law does

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULAW) is a public legal education institution in Vietnam operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Training. Founded in 1976 and bearing its current name since 1996, ULAW is one of two national key universities for legal education in Vietnam, offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across law disciplines (Civil Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, International Law, Administrative Law) and adjacent fields including Business Administration, Legal Foreign Languages, and Basic Sciences. The university operates a main campus in District 4 of Ho Chi Minh City, two additional HCMC campuses in Thu Duc and Long Phước, and a newly established Quang Tri branch campus that began enrollment for the 2026-2027 academic year with 400 student quotas. ULAW's revenue is generated primarily through government-regulated tuition and short-term professional training delivered through the Institute of Training and Development.

ULAW's operational technology stack centers on conventional administrative and e-learning systems: a training portal (daotao.hcmulaw.edu.vn), an admissions portal (ts.hcmulaw.edu.vn), a student information system with e-office functionality, a YouTube-hosted lecture video repository organized by department, and a Digital Training Portal. The institution has no public or partner-facing API and no documented AI/ML capabilities. Distribution occurs directly through on-campus instruction at four locations, online training portals, and a professional training institute serving enterprise clients. Customer-facing programs include the annual ULAW Career Day connecting students to law firms, bar associations, banks, and financial institutions, plus international exchange programs and the Vietnam Legal Science Journal. The university maintains a 97.43% graduate employment rate within one year of graduation and over 90% of graduates work in their field of study with average monthly income of 10-20 million VND. In 2026, ULAW signed a five-year strategic cooperation MOU with Hanoi Law University covering joint curriculum, faculty exchange, and international moot court competitions.

Name

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

Legal name

Trường Đại Học Luật TP.HCM (Trường Đại học Luật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh)

Website

https://hcmulaw.edu.vn

Company type

Public

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULAW) is a public Vietnamese national key university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral law programs across four HCMC campuses and a new Quang Tri branch, serving high school graduates, legal professionals, and government clients under Ministry of Education oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-ABA / State-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH), Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs (EDAHAIAE)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Higher education
• Law degree programs
• Continuing legal education
• Graduate research programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from student tuition and fees across undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs
2. Short-term Training Services: Revenue from continuing education and short-term professional training programs offered by the Training and Development Institute

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law delivers higher-education legal instruction across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels in disciplines such as Civil Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Business Administration, and Legal Foreign Languages. The university also operates continuing education through its Institute of Training and Development and provides digital learning via an e-learning platform, while supporting students through an annual Career Day and career services department that connects graduates with legal employers.

Product overview

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law operates as a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university centered on legal education. The institution offers a portfolio of educational services including undergraduate and graduate law programs, international training, and professional development through its main campus in Ho Chi Minh City and a branch campus in Quang Tri province. Supporting infrastructure includes administrative portals for admissions (ts.hcmulaw.edu.vn) and academic management (daotao.hcmulaw.edu.vn), the ULAW CAREER DAY annual career fair, the Vietnam Legal Science Journal for academic publishing, and specialized institutes for intellectual property/innovation and continuing education. Digital learning resources include lecture video repositories across multiple law departments available on YouTube.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ULAW Career Day: Annual career fair event connecting students with employers
• Phòng Truyền Thông và Quan Hệ Doanh Nghiệp (Communications and Enterprise Relations Department)

Products and services

• Undergraduate Law Programs Bachelor's degree programs for high school graduates covering Civil Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Business Administration, and Legal Foreign Languages, taught across ULAW's main campus and the Quang Tri Branch Campus.
• Graduate Education (Master's and Doctoral)
• International Training Programs International training programs and cooperative education initiatives delivered through the Institute of International Training, including credit-transfer and exchange arrangements with foreign institutions.
• Continuing and Professional Training (Institute of Training and Development) Short-term continuing education and professional training programs for legal practitioners and corporate clients through the Viện Đào tạo và Bồi dưỡng.
• ULAW Career Day Annual career fair connecting ULAW students with employers, featuring company booths, career counseling, mock interviews, and on-site recruitment, with an industry advisory partnership with the Communications and Enterprise Relations Department.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.43% graduate employment rate within one year of graduation (2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hanoi Law University (HLU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2026MOU signed on May 15, 2026 for the period 2026-2031. Partnership covers five core areas: joint curriculum development, international research publication, faculty and student exchanges with mutual credit recognition, digital transformation and library资源共享, and joint academic competitions including international Moot Courts. ULAW and HLU committed 10 doctoral positions for each institution and joint international conferences.
• Thammasat University Library (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU signed between the library of ULAW and the library of Thammasat University for knowledge sharing and library cooperation.
• Allen & Gledhill VietnamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in ULAW Career Day 2024 as an exhibitor and scholarship donor, providing VND 30,000,000 in scholarships.
• Aliat GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in ULAW Career Day 2024, providing VND 20,000,000 in scholarships and engaging in recruitment activities.
• Dong Nai Bar AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSigned MOU with ULAW and donated to the university's scientific research fund.
• VietABANKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored ULAW Career Day 2024 event costs.
• Chailease (Công Ty Cho Thuê Tài Chính TNHH MTV Quốc Tế)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in ULAW Career Day 2024 with an exhibitor booth, recruiting law graduates for legal and debt management positions.
• Apex Event CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMOU signed with ULAW for collaboration at the ULAW Career Day 2026 event.
• Vietnamese Ministry of Education and TrainingcoreOthersULAW is under the supervision and regulation of the Ministry of Education and Training, participating in national education quality assurance and accreditation systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Foreign Trade University (FTU / Đại học Ngoại thương): One of Vietnam's top public universities, with related business and international law offerings; a broad incumbent in the same higher-education tier as ULAW and a relevant reference for public-university operating benchmarks.
• Thammasat University: A leading Thai public university with a renowned law faculty and ULAW's international library partner; a comparable nationally prestigious, multidisciplinary public university in Southeast Asia with strong legal education traditions.
• University of Economics and Law, VNU-HCM: Public university under VNU-HCM that combines economics and law programs in HCMC; broader in scope but directly comparable in legal-training delivery to ULAW and a notable competitor for in-field law and business-law students.
• National University of Singapore Faculty of Law: One of Asia's top-ranked law faculties within a major public research university; a useful benchmark for what an elite Asian public law program looks like in terms of rankings, employer outcomes, and international reputation.
• Singapore Management University (SMU): Regional public university in Singapore with a well-regarded School of Law and Business; comparable as a multidisciplinary, professionally oriented institution in Southeast Asia that competes for top regional talent in legal and business education.

Direct peers

• Hanoi Law University (HLU): The other national key law university in Vietnam and ULAW's official strategic partner under the 2026-2031 MOU; delivers comparable undergraduate, master's, and doctoral law programs in the north, serving the same legal education market from a competing geography.
• University of Law, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City: The law school within Vietnam National University HCMC, the largest public university system in southern Vietnam; a directly competing state law school in the same city offering JD-equivalent programs to overlapping applicant pools.
• University of Law (UK): A specialist UK law school focused on professional legal education (LLB, LLM, SQE/CPE preparation), with significant online and hybrid delivery; a directly comparable law-only institution whose business model around flexible and continuing legal education mirrors ULAW's continuing training programs.

Regional players

• University of the Philippines College of Law: The premier state law school in the Philippines; a comparable nationally designated public law program in the broader Southeast Asia region, though it does not compete in Vietnam directly.
• Ateneo de Manila University School of Law: A leading private law school in the Philippines and a regional comparison point for legal education quality, employer recognition, and curriculum design in Southeast Asia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRbvVsvf42YoNoh1rBfYWmA
• Facebookfacebook.com/truyenthongvaquanhedoanhnghiep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ho-chi-minh-city-university-of-law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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